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Saturday, February 11, 2012

I am a leaf

So, as promised, I'm here to share with you the mini that Amanda made for me. First, have you watched Firefly? If you haven't, I highly recommend it. There's only one season (it got axed, and was followed by a movie, Serenity, a few years later). It's a fun sci-fi show!

Amanda incorporated our shared love of the show with a mini quilt. Amanda picked a quote (from Serenity) from the character, Wash, and embroidered it in a happy yellow thread.

Even better, she used pieces from the ever-amazing Good Folks line, by Anna Maria Horner (along with some other AMH goodies). She paper pieced the curvy triangles, which you can see her working on here. I just love it! She included those fun little fabric pieces of Firefly characters, found on Spoonflower.

She also included a skein of Malabrigo Worsted in Sauterne. Ah, yellow. How I love you.
I've said this before, I know, but I love our crafty community. To find others that share a love for sewing, knitting, quilting, embroidery, crochet, spinning, creating, etc. well, it's an awesome feeling. Thanks again, Amanda, for a very happy swap (oh, and psst! she's destashing some Mendocino at the moment!)!

I really love pretty quilts (mini and full-sized) or creative quilts that push boundaries. But I think I like quilts with a story or a connection to the person it is being made for even better. The mini itself is really visually pleasing...but what is even more awesome is the thought she put into making something special just for you.

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This blog is a collection of my amateur attempts to knit, sew, cook and do other crafty stuff. I live in Houston with my new husband and two cats, Bella and Olias. You can contact me at parandroid7 at gmail dot com. You can find some destash and handmade goods in my etsy shop, at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Jaceycraft